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Speedi Wings & Wheels - April / May 2017 - Page 6 By Steve Wood - Staff Writer Av News Snippets of Aviation News www.speedi.tv The photo to the left shows Water trough testing for the stretchedfuselage A350-1000 version of Airbus’ A350 XWB jetliner were carried out in southern France at the Istres Air Force Base. Air Caraïbes has become the 11th worldwide customer to receive Airbus’ A350 XWB, which is setting the standard in terms of aircraft operational efficiency and low fuel consumption. Handover of the no. 1 aircraft – an A350-900 version – to this Guadeloupe-based operator took place during a ceremony in Toulouse, France. Airbus names finalists for “Fly Your Ideas 2017” student competition Students’ ideas had to answer one of five challenges identified by Airbus to provide sustainable future solutions. The innovations proposed by the five finalist teams look at alternative business models, passengers’ experience and flight operations. The ideas competing for the final prize are: Airborne Earth Observation - Team SkyVision, University of Surrey, UK Compact Luggage Strategy (CLS) addresses current storage issues in over-head compartments by distributing passengers across the aircraft according to the size of their baggage. Private Stowage Compartment - Team DAELead, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong A clever aircraft cabin design that locates a Private Stowage Compartment (PSC) underneath passengers’ feet, utilizing the space between the cabin floor and the cargo ceiling. The A350-1000 makes a big splash during water trough testing 12 April 2017 Performed this month at the Istres Air Force Base in southern France, the A350-1000 was purposely run along an inundated surface to demonstrate the robustness of the aircraft and to secure its maturity from entry-into-service. For these tests, crewmembers progressively accelerated the aircraft through the standing water five times at speeds from 80 to 140 knots, with the A350-1000 performing as expected. The trials were documented with video and photo coverage, as well as the first use of a camera-equipped drone to provide airborne views of the test runs. As the latest member of Airbus’ leading widebody family, the A350- 1000 is scheduled to enter airline operation before year-end. In addition to having a longer fuselage accommodating 40 more passengers than the A350-900 version currently in service, the A350-1000 also features more powerful Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, a modified wing trailing-edge and new sixwheel main landing gears. Passengers on Air Caraïbes’ A350 XWBs will experience the industry reference for quiet comfort and superior in-flight entertainment in a three-class cabin. The photo below, an overhead view, taken by a camera drone, captures one of the A350-1000’s test runs through a purposely-inundated surface at France’s Istres Air Force Base, performed to demonstrate the aircraft’s robustness and secure its maturity from entry-into-service. Toulouse, 12th April – Airbus has shortlisted the five finalist student teams competing in the fifth edition of the Fly Your Ideas challenge. The radical concepts selected cover a wide range of innovations going from an alternative to satellite imagery, to improved aircraft taxiing, clever ways of boarding, new areas for luggage storage or offering a new business model using existing Airbus aircraft. Representing nine different nationalities and eight universities across Africa, Europe and Asia- Pacific, the five finalist teams embody true diversity, which is a key driver of innovation and performance. The students, competing for a €30,000 prize, also demonstrate a wide variety of disciplines from Natural Sciences to Engineering and Business. Their inventive ideas were selected from over 350 entries in Airbus’ biennial global student competition, run in partnership with UNESCO. A radical concept that turns a commercial airliner into an ‘Earth Observation Device’ by installing equipment into the belly of the aircraft to monitor ground activity during flight. An alternative to satellite imagery, it opens up new opportunities such as ecology analysis and urban planning. Improving Airport Taxi Flow and Efficiency - Team Nevada, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria An airport taxiing system that uses sensors and algorithms for automated Ground Traffic Control, both in the tower and on the aircraft, to significantly improve aircraft traffic at airports and thus reduce emissions. Compact Luggage Strategy Mobile App - Team PassEx, Institut d’Administration des Entreprises – IAE Toulouse, France A revolutionary boarding system that uses a real-time mobile app to assign boarding status to passengers according to their luggage size. The A400M Aerial Firefighting Platform - Team Aquarius, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia A fire-fighting solution that incorporates modular systems using pressurized fire retardant containers fixed to fast-loadable pallets for a network of Airbus A400M aircraft, to create a system of aerial firefighting platforms that can be used for rapid wildfire suppression. The winning team will receive a €30,000 prize with the runner-up team receiving €15,000 at a live event taking place on 17th May in Toulouse. Airbus launched Fly Your Ideas in 2008 with the aim of engaging with universities and students worldwide and from all backgrounds to: stimulate innovative ideas for a sustainable aviation industry and identify opportunities for R&T development and/or interaction with academic research teams. The challenge received UNESCO patronage in 2012 with a renewed partnership in 2014 and 2016.
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